Game apparatus



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Application filed February 12, 1923. Serial No. 618,634.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID Rnis z, a citizen of .the United States, and aresident of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and Improved Game Apparatus, of, which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in game apparatus and moreparticularly to a combined checker and chess game apparatus embodyingmodifications and improvements having particular relation to the sameart as disclosed in my pending ap lication for game apparatus, filedJuly 1 1922, and given Serial No. 575,532.

Anobject of the invention is to provide a game apparatus in which thegame pieces are stored in a frame or frames which together with abacking sheet constitute a receptacleor receptacles having rigidrelation to each other, and accommodating, a complete set of game pieceswhich are entirely exposed when the apparatus is open and-which arecompletely confined and securely housed when the apparatus is closed.

A further object is to provide a game apparatus of the character stated,which when folded will be relatively flat and compact so as to occu ybut small spacein a traveling ba or in t e pocket of the user.

further objectis to provide a ame apparatus, which will be ornamenta andattractive in appearance, which will be complete, and which can bemanufactured an sold at a reasonablylowprice.

A further object isto provide a game apparatus of the character stated,in which the glame pieces are supported in a frame or ames .of pro ersize-and shape to nicely accommodate t e game pieces, and maintain allof the game pieces visible when the game apparatus is ready for play, sothat they can be easily reached for removal or replace ment from theircontainers.

With these and other objects in view, the.

invention consists in certain novel features of construction andcombinations, and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully.

hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.-

Inthe'accompanying drawings-- 4 F'gure 1 is 'a plan view illustratingone form of open position ready for play.

Figure 2 is a view of the same game apreduced scale.

my improved game apparatus in' 'paratus when folded, the view being on aFigure 3 is a view in transverse section on I the line 33, of Fi re 2Figures 4, 5; 6, and 8, 9; are views in longitudinal and transversesections respecrigid and inflexible, except at certain fold lines, orfold sections, indicated by the reference numerals 2, 3 and 4.

It will be notedthat these foldlines, or sections, extend transverselyofthe sheet- 1 and that there are no fold lines or sectionslongitudinally of the sheet. On the sheet 1, between the fold lines orsections 2 and 3, a pair of rigid frames 5 and 6-s. are fixedly securedand located end to end.

These frames 5 and 6 constitute receptacles or containers for gamepieces 7, and

these game pieces 7 are preferably combined checker and chess gamepieces, such as disclosed in my former application above referred to.

Each frame 5 and 6 is of the proper depth to accommodate the gamepieces, and is of the proper area to accommodate all of the game-piecesof one set so that instoring the game pieces, all the game pieces of oneset are stored in one frame, and all the game pieces of the other set inthe other frame.

, The sheet 1, between the fold 3 and one end of the sheet, constitutesa game board 8, which is-preferably the ordinary checker or chess gameboard; this game board hav in but a single fold/1: centrally thereof;

e end section 9 of sheet'l constitutes a covering flap, and is providedwith snap button members 10 adapted to engage corre ondin snap buttonmembers on the ban: of t e sheet 1 when the latter is in folbdedposition, as will be explained. I,

e 1 shows the game apparatus in positionfor play, and it will be. notedthat when in such positionall of the game pieces are exposed and can beeasily removed and replaced from their frames 5 and 6.

' When it is desired tofold the game apparatus, the game pieces 7 arelocated in their proper frames 5 and 6, and sheet 1 is folded first onthe fold line 4, and then on the fold line 3 to bring the game boardsection of the sheet flat upon the frames 5 and 6 and cover the gamepieces 7, as clearly shown in Figure 3. The flap 9 is then folded overand secured by its snap button members 10 so that the apparatus willhave very much the appearance of a pocketbook or billfold, and will berelatively thin and occupy but small space in storage or shipment. 7 I

In Figures 4 and 5 I illustrate a modification in which I employ aseparate game board 11, the backing sheet 12 corresponding to the sheet1 of Figures 1, 2 and 3, con-' stituting solely a backing sheet andcovering medium, and providing anupwardly projecting flange 13 extendingabove the rames 5 and 6, and providing ample space for the accommodationof the folded game board 11.

One end of the sheet 12 is folded over the game board as'shown at-14,and the other end of the sheet constitutes a covering flap 15 secured tothe section 14 by snap button members 16, so that in outward appearance,this form of my game apparatus is similar to the form shown in Figures1, 2 and 3, when folded. r

With this modification shown inFi ures 4 and 5, the folded game boardconstitutes a direct cover for the game pieces 7, and serves to holdthem in their frames when the apparatus is folded.

The modification shown in Figures 6 and 7 embodies the same idea of aseparate folded game board 11, such as disblosed'in Figures 4 and 5, butthe covering and backingsheet 15 is differently formed in that itextends around .-one edge of the frames 5 and 6, as shown at16, and theother end of the coverin sheet entirely incloses the gameboard anpieces, and'has a relatively thin flange or tongue17 secured to thesection 16 by sna buttons 18.

In the mo ifica'tion shown in Figures 8 and 9, the same idea of aseparate folded ame board 11 is carried out, but in this orm of gameapparatus the frames 5 and 6 are secured within a box like container 19and a flan ed cover 20' incloses the same. j In all-of t e forms shownin Figures 4, 5; (f, 7; and 8, 9, the idea of an'upwardly pro eetingflange extending above the frames 5 and 6 to provide-a space for thefoldin game board 11* is utilized.

In lgures 10, 11 and 12 I illustrate another form of my invention inwhich I provide a sin 1e frame 21 accommodating thirty gamepieoes'f, thegame pieces being arrangedin three rows of ten game ieces each, with therespective sets at the di erent ends of the frame.

Covering flaps 22 and 23 are adapted to.

be folded over the frame and inclose the game board 11.

In Figures 13 and 14, I illustrate another modification in which asingle frame 21 is employed, but a partition strip 24 is secured innotches 25 in the sides of the frame and separates the frame into twocompartments for the game pieces 7 of the different sets.

This form of single frame may be preferred over the double frame ideaand I do not wish to be limited to the exact manner of constructing,shaping or forming the frame, but desire to cover broadly the idea of aframe for accommodating the game pieces in sets, either with or withouta partition and in combination with a gameboard described withoutdeparting fromv my in-- vention, and hence I do not limit myself to theprecise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make suchchanges and alterations as fairly fall withinvthe spirit I and scope ofthe appended claims.

I claim: 7 v

1. A game apparatus, comprising a backing sheet, a framing mechanismsecured on the face of the backing sheet, said framing mechanism adaptedto house therein game pieces contiguously with their faces fully exposedin the manner the game pieces are 'to be laid on a board when playing,said game pieces forming a single layer, a flap hingedly connected tothe framing mechanism and backing sheet, and means for securing the flapupon the framing mechanism.

2. A game apparatus, comprising abacking sheet, a framing mechanismsecured on the face of the backing sheet, said framing mechanism adaptedto'house therein game pieces contiguously with their faces fully exposedin the manner the game pieces are to be laid when playing, said. gamepieces forming a single layer, a foldable game to fit on the framingmechanism and the game pieces, and means for enclosing the game boardand holding it on the framing to end and fixed to the babking sheet,said board of'proper size and shape when folded f the frame and gamepieces,

ing sheet, a pair of rigid to end and fixed to the backing sheet, saidframes having rigid relation to the sheet and to each other, and ofproper size and shape to accommodate in each frame a complete set ofgame pieces, and covering means for the frames and gamepiece's.

4. A game apparatus, comprising a backing sheet, a pair of rigid frameslocated end to end and fixed to the backing sheet, said frames havingrigid relation to the sheet' plete set of game pieces, one section ofthe backing sheet adapted to be positioned over the frames and gamepieces, flanges on the backing sheet projecting above the frames, afolded game board located upon the frames Within the flahges andconstituting a coverfor the game pieces, and means for inclosing thegame board and holding it on the. frames and game pieces.

6. A game apparatus, comprising a backframes located end frames havingrigid relation to the sheet and to each other, and of proper size andshape to accommodate in each frame a complete set of game pieces, onesection of the backing sheet adapted to be positioned over the framesand game pieces, flanges on the backindg sheet projecting above theframes, a fol ed game board located upon the frames within the flangesand constituting a cover for the game pieces, means for inclosing thegame board and holding it on the frames and game pieces, said lastmentioned means embodying sections of the backing sheet folded upon thegame board,

and securing means connecting said sections.

7. A game apparatus, comprising a backing sheet, a frame thereon adaptedto-contain flat game pieces placed contiguously in the manner the gamepieces are to be laid on the game board when playing, said game piecesforming a single layer, and the ends,

of said backing sheet adapted to be positioned over and cover the frameand game pieces.

8. A game apparatus, comprising a backing sheet, framing mechanism fixedto the backing, sheet and having rigid relation thereto and adapted tocontain flat game pleces, saidgame pieces 'placed contiguously in themanner the game pieces are to be laid e.

on the game board when playing, said game pieces forming a single layer,and sald backing sheet constituting a covering means for the framingmechanism and the game ieces. p 9. A game apparatus, comprisinga-foldable game board, framing devices at one end of the game boardand-adapted to contain sets .of game pieces,

foldable upon itself and upon the framing said game board being devicesand when folded of substantially the same. areaas the framing deviceswhereby the game board constitutes a cover fortlie framing devices andthe game pieces to hold the game pieces in the framing devices, andmeans for holding the folded closing position.

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